Stoves, fireplaces, pellet burners · review
Cold ash only, 4.8 gallons of ashes, and the shelf’s only stated suction output.
Where this ends up The only listing on this shelf that separates power going in from suction coming out, and the only one restricted to cold ash alone. Both are forms of honesty the other eleven skip.
“5-amp motor generates up to 500 W of suction power.”
That sentence is the most useful on this shelf, because it separates two things every other listing runs together.
Five amps on 120 V mains is 600 W going in. The listing then states what comes out as suction. Nobody else here does that:
1200 W — VEVOR ×2, VANPORE ×2, BACOENG: input only 10 Amp — PowerSmith ×2: the same 1200 W on 120 V, input only 800 W — SIPPON ×2: input only 4 HP — DEWALT: 2983 W, which a 120 V socket on a 15 A breaker cannot supply; a peak-horsepower figure 10,000 Pa — ApexPower: the only pressure figure on the shelf, and pressure is what lifts ash
So the honest reading: this is the smallest motor here, roughly half the common figure, and it is the only one whose listing lets you think about it at all.
What a smaller motor really costs is margin as the filter loads. Ash packs into an element and airflow falls; a 600 W machine runs out of usable suction before a 1200 W one does. Which is exactly where this listing puts its engineering.
“Dual Filtration System: Pre-filter pleated filter” and “Reusable fine dust cartridge filter resists clogging.”
Two stages, which is the standard this category converges on, and for a specific reason the VANPORE listing states best: “the bag filter prevents the pleated filter from clogging.”
Wood ash is fine, light and abrasive. It packs into pleats within minutes, and then the motor is loud and the nozzle is picking up nothing. A coarse stage in front leaves the fine element doing fine dust only.
This one is bagless, which is the meaningful difference from the VEVOR pair and the VANPORE pair, who use a cloth or paper bag as the coarse stage. Bagless means no consumable — nothing to run out of, nothing to order in November. It also means the coarse stage is a washable cartridge rather than something you throw away with the ash, which is messier to empty and cheaper to own.
What this listing does not name is a flame rating for the element. Only the SIPPON pair (“flame-retardant”) and the BACOENG (“fire-retardant”) do, and the element is the one part of the path that is not metal.
“stores up to 4.8 gallons of ashes.”
Three words that most of this shelf leaves out, and they matter.
The PowerSmith PAVC101 is the only listing here that spells out why: “Canister Size: 5.2 Gallons, Canister Ash Capacity: 3 Gallons.” The filter assembly occupies the top of the drum, so the hole you fill is much smaller than the drum.
Which casts doubt on every bare gallon figure on this shelf — the VEVOR pair, the DEWALT, the BACOENG, the ApexPower all publish an unqualified number.
Three listings qualify it: this one, the PAVC102 (“4 gallon Ash capacity”) and the VANPORE (“20 liters”, which matches its 5.2-gallon title).
So 4.8 gallons of ashes is among the largest real capacities here, and it is the second largest stated after the PAVC101’s 5.2-gallon drum — which holds three.
3.9 feet of hose with an 11.8 inch aluminum nozzle, and no cord length published.
That is the weak point. Reach is cord plus hose, and this listing gives you one half of the sum:
BACOENG — 15 ft cord + 5 ft hose = 20 ft, the longest here VEVOR 5.3 gallon — 13 ft + 5 ft = 18 ft PowerSmith PAVC101 — 16 ft cord DEWALT — does the arithmetic and publishes a 12-ft cleaning range VEVOR 4 gallon — 8 ft + 4 ft = 12 ft VANPORE green — “working radius 3.5 m” SIPPON ×2 — a cord published as 31.5 inches, which is 80 cm and cannot be meant
At 3.9 feet, the hose is the shortest on the shelf, which means the canister comes to the hearth rather than waiting in the doorway. The metal-reinforced construction is the right choice for a hose that will sit against a warm firebox, and the 11.8 inch aluminum nozzle is long enough to reach the back of a grate without putting a hand in it.
At least eight of the eighteen listings here convert to a blower by moving the hose to the outlet: both VEVOR, both SIPPON, both PowerSmith, both VANPORE.
This one does not mention it, and neither do the DEWALT, the ApexPower or the BACOENG.
For a machine used a few weeks a year, a second use is worth something — leaves, a patio, a workbench. Its absence is a real narrowing of what you are buying.
No weight. The shelf runs from 2722 g (both SIPPONs) to 6713 g (PowerSmith PAVC102, the only stainless one). With dimensions of 330 × 318 × 368 mm this sits mid-pack in size, but the figure is missing.
No noise. Two listings publish one — PowerSmith 79 dB called “quiet”, ApexPower 60 dB called “whisper-quiet” — and nineteen decibels is roughly eight times the sound pressure.
No cord length, as above.
No wheels mentioned, where the VANPORE pair publish three, the ApexPower four detachable swivels, and the BACOENG three universal.
No fill indicator, which only the BACOENG offers — and which honestly adds that “you can still continue to vacuum, but the suction power will decrease”.
Read on the day this page was built: $66 at the American Amazon shop.
Read from Keepa on the day this page was last revised; stock and price both move without notice.
Prices quoted in this text were read on 2026-10-04. The live price is at the top of the page.
| Suction | Up to 500 W of SUCTION from a 5 amp motor — the only input-versus-output distinction here |
|---|---|
| Ash capacity | Up to 4.8 gallons OF ASHES — one of only three listings that qualifies the figure |
| Temperature rule | COLD ash only — the most restrictive on this shelf |
| Filtration | Dual: pre-filter ahead of a reusable fine dust cartridge that resists clogging |
| Bag | None — bagless, so no consumable |
| Hose | 3.9 ft, metal-reinforced, with an 11.8 inch aluminum intake nozzle |
| Certification | ETL approved — one of only two listings here naming any |
| Canister | Extra-large metal |
| Dimensions | 330 × 318 × 368 mm (13 × 12.5 × 14.5 in) |
| Weight | Not published |
| Blower | Not mentioned, where eight of twelve listings here have one |
| Cord length | Not published |
| Noise | Not published |
| Amazon reference | B01K4ZOX9E |
| EAN | 0810829026576 |
It is the smallest here, and this is the only listing that lets you reason about it properly. Five amps on 120 V mains is 600 W going in, against 1200 W on the VEVOR, VANPORE and BACOENG listings and the equivalent "10 Amp" on both PowerSmiths. So on input power it is about half the shelf. But it is the only listing that then tells you what comes out: "5 Amp motor generates up to 500 W of suction power." Nobody else on this shelf separates the two, which means nobody else’s wattage can be compared to this one — input watts describe the electricity bill, not the ash. The figure that would settle it is suction pressure, and only the cordless ApexPower publishes one, at 10,000 Pa. What a smaller motor genuinely costs is airflow through a loading filter: as ash packs the element, a 600 W machine loses usable suction sooner than a 1200 W one. This listing answers that with a cartridge that "resists clogging" and a pre-filter ahead of it, which is the right place to spend the engineering.
Nothing real, and that is the point worth making. This is the most restrictive claim on the shelf — "designed for cold ash pickup" — and it is the one claim that does not need qualifying. The others: both VEVOR listings say "dry ash after the fire is fully extinguished", which means the same thing in different words. Both SIPPON listings and the DEWALT publish "below 104°F (40°C)". Both PowerSmith listings claim "warm and cool ash" and publish no temperature limit whatsoever. And two listings contradict themselves in a single bullet: the ApexPower promises "both cold and warm ash" then requires "below 104℉/40℃", and the BACOENG writes "both warm (ash below 104F (40°C (104 °F))) and cool ash". Since 40 °C (104 °F) is barely above body temperature, ash at 40 °C (104 °F) is cold ash. So the warm-ash capability most of this shelf advertises is either unquantified or self-canceling, and this listing’s narrower promise costs you nothing you could safely have used.
That an independent laboratory tested the product against the applicable American safety standard, and that it is one of only two listings on this shelf to name any certification at all. ETL is a recognized testing mark, equivalent in standing to UL for this purpose: it certifies electrical safety, not performance, so it says nothing about suction or filtration. The only other listing here that names certifications is the ApexPower, which publishes CE (European), CB (the IEC scheme) and GS (German) — none of which is the American one, on a product sold on amazon.com. The other ten listings, including both PowerSmiths, both VEVORs, both SIPPONs, both VANPOREs, the DEWALT and the BACOENG, name none. That absence does not mean a product is untested; it means the listing does not say. On a mains appliance that handles combustion residue, a named mark is worth noticing — and the PowerSmith PAVC102 is the only listing here carrying a California Proposition 65 warning for "Cancer and Reproduction Harm", which is about the ash rather than the machine.
cleaning machines from the same category, at nearby prices. Only what all of them publish is shown: a column with holes compares nothing.
| Model | Price | Temperature rule | Hose | Certification | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snow Joe ASHJ202 | $66 | COLD ash only — the most restrictive on this shelf | 3.9 ft, metal-reinforced, with an 11.8 inch aluminum intake nozzle | ETL approved — one of only two listings here naming any | 330 × 318 × 368 mm (13 × 12.5 × 14.5 in) |
| ApexPower 9010 | $70 | Claims warm AND cold ash, then requires below 104 °F (40 °C) — see the FAQ | 38 inch metal, with flat and round aluminum nozzles | CE, CB and GS — all three European, on a product sold in America | 269 × 269 × 386 mm (10.6 × 10.6 × 15.2 in) — which matches its stated inches exactly |
| SIPPON SPBJC2312JN | $59 | Below 104 °F (40 °C), and no flame | Heat-resistant, with aluminum extension tubes | None named | 279 × 203 × 127 mm (11 × 7.99 × 5 in) — the same impossible figure as its twin |
| SIPPON BJC2312 | $57 | Below 104 °F (40 °C), and no flame | Heat-resistant, with aluminum extension tubes for tight corners | None named | 279 × 203 × 127 mm (11 × 7.99 × 5 in) — smaller in volume than its own canister, see the FAQ |
Details checked on October 4, 2026.
A fireplace swept the next morning, by someone who wants the claim to match the machine
Amazon reports what buyers took in the month before this page was last checked: at least 50.
The figure is a floor, rounded by Amazon, and read through Keepa — it says what buyers picked, not what a maker claims.
Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for cleaning machines and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.
Cordless ash vacuum running on DEWALT 20V Max batteries, not supplied, with 10,000 Pa of suction and 60 dB operation, a 4 gallon plastic-coated iron tank, two washable HEPA filters for alternating use, a 38 inch metal hose with flat and round nozzles, four detachable swivel casters, and CE, CB and GS listings
10,000 Pa and 60 dB, cordless on a DEWALT battery you buy separately.
Best for: Someone who already owns DEWALT 20V batteries and wants no cord at the hearth
≈ $70
Ash vacuum with a 4 HP rated motor and a 4 gallon metal canister, a patented washable filter system with a cartridge filter and pre-filter, a metal hose with an aluminum extension wand, and a 4 ft hose plus 8 ft cord giving a stated 12 ft cleaning range, for ash below 40 degrees Celsius
A metal canister DEWALT with a published 12 ft reach, rated for ash below 40 °C (104 °F).
Best for: A pellet stove or a fireplace where a light metal canister beats a large one
≈ $90
Ash vacuum with a 10 amp motor at 79 dB and a metal canister of 5.2 gallons holding 3 gallons of ash, a washable replaceable heat-resistant two-stage filter with sonic welded seams, a metal-lined hose and metal canister, casters and a 16 foot cord allowing use as a general shop vacuum, supplied with two extension wands, brush and turbo nozzles
The one listing that separates canister size from ash capacity: 5.2 gallons holds 3.
Best for: A household that wants one metal canister vacuum for the hearth and the workshop
≈ $79
